Two Women in a Basket Over Imatrankoski
Two women cross the Imatra rapids (Imatrankoski) in a rattan basket.
The Imatra rapids have been a famous tourist attraction since the late 1700s after a visit by the Empress of Russia Catherine the Great in 1772. Emperor Nicholas I established the area as Finland’s first nature reserve, Kruununpuisto (Crown Park), in 1842.
The rapids are also one of the 27 national landscapes of Finland.
Original Photograph
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Photo Information
Original photo courtesy of the Finnish Heritage Agency
Photographer: Cluver
Year: 1887
Link to original photo here and here (There are two versions of the photo, one which was used as the original, the other from which we included information for this post.)
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